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As part of the Ortho Symposium, APO fellow Dr. Cecile Tuano Cabrera gave a lecture on the “Current approaches to the orthodontic management of cleft lip and palate in children and adults” last May 3, 2017 at the scientific session of the 108th Philippine Dental Association.

By Dr. Federico Nadela The fundamentals of Occlusion discusses about the positions of the temporomandibular joints and teeth that will protect these structure from the powerful masticatory muscles. The damage to the tmj would be temporomandibular disorders and to the teeth would be periodontal disease, fracturing of tooth structures and restorations. The 5 fundamentals are: […]

By Dr. Pamela Fabie   The Marikina Dental Chapter has successfully held its 4th Scientific Seminar last March 27, 2017. Dr. Pamela Josefina Fabie, an associate member of APO gave a lecture entitled, “Space Management in Pediatric Patients”. Included in her discussion were the Significance of the deciduous dentition, Mixed Dentition Analysis and the various […]

By: Dr. Janet Pandan Last January 20, 2017, 8 candidates of the Miss Universe pageant and our very own Miss Universe 2016 Miss Pia Wurtzbach visited the cleft patients in Our Lady of Peace Craniofacial Center in Paranaque City. This was made possible by one of OLPCC’s major sponsor, the Smile Train, with its representatives gracing the event.